COMPRESSION DEVICE WITH COMPRESSION MEASURING SYSTEM

摘要

A device (20) is provided for compression of objects such as parts of the body. The device (10) has the form of a band (27) that can be shaped like a sleeve, wrap or garment that is sized to encircle the body part or other compressible object and having a component or components made of an elastic material. Indicia (25) such as tick marks or scales are printed on the device (10). The stretch of the elastic material as the device is tensioned around the body part causes increased separation of the indicia (25) or movement of a free end of the band with respect to the indicia (25). A system measures the separation of the indicia and converts it to compression as a function of the circumference of the body part. The system may be a card having edges with measurement scales or the scales may be printed on the device and the displacement of a free end of a band or sub-band of the device with respect to the scales indicates the compression for particular circumferences of the body part. The device may have additional scales printed on it for measuring the circumference of the body part.